UTICA, N.Y. – Zach Borsoi scored two third-period goals, including an empty-net score, to lead the Utica men's hockey team to a 3-0 win versus Cortland Saturday night in non-conference action. The Red Dragons dropped to 8-11 on the season. The Pioneers improved to 12-6-1.

Junior goalie Nick Modica (Suffern/New Jersey Hitmen) registered 44 saves for Cortland. Goalie Gianluca Baggetta stopped 24 shots for Utica. Conor Landrigan added a goal for the Pioneers, and six players picked up one assist each.

After a scoreless first period in which Modica made 25 saves, the Pioneers took the lead with a power-play goal from Landrigan at 18:04 of the second period. Borsoi made it a 2-0 score with the man advantage at 11:24 of the third period, and Borsoi completed the scoring with an empty-net goal at 18:49 after Cortland pulled Modica for an extra skater.

Utica 3, Cortland 0

Score by periods:

Cortland     0-0-0      0
Utica          0-1-2      3

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland: no scoring 
Utica: Zach Borsoi 2-0, Conor Landrigan 1-0, Jamie Bucell 0-1, Tyler Dill 0-1, Daniel Fritz 0-1, Justin Allen 0-1, Joey Savel 0-1, Gregg Burmaster 0-1 

Saves: Nick Modica (Cortland) 44 saves (2 GA in 59:12), Empty Net 1 GA in :48; Gianluca Baggetta (Utica) 24 saves (0 GA in 60:00)

Shots on Goal: Utica 47 (25-14-8), Cortland 24 (8-7-9)
Penalties: Cortland 6-20:00, Utica 5-10:00
Power Play: Utica 2-3, Cortland 0-3

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 8-11; Utica (Pioneers) 12-6-1